Nationals re-signed RHP Manny Delcarmen to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Delcarmen hasn't pitched in the majors since 2010, when he posted a rough 4.99 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 52 1/3 innings of relief between the Red Sox and Rockies. He will remain organizational depth for the Nationals. Mon, Nov 10, 2014 11:36:00 AM

He's healthy and throwing 93 mph, giving Washington some hope that they can extract value from this minor league signing. "Going through injuries is never fun, knowing that I still got it but these injuries held me back," Delcarmen said. "I feel like a little kid in the minors again, trying to get back to the big leagues." Delcarmen has eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings this spring. Wed, Mar 19, 2014 01:38:00 PM

Nationals signed RHP Manny Delcarmen to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Delcarmen spent the entire 2013 season at the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk, where he posted a 2.83 ERA and 46/22 K/BB ratio in 54 innings. The 31-year-old hasn't appeared in a major league game since 2010. Mon, Dec 2, 2013 03:51:00 PM

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Nationals re-signed RHP Manny Delcarmen to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Delcarmen hasn't pitched in the majors since 2010, when he posted a rough 4.99 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 52 1/3 innings of relief between the Red Sox and Rockies. He will remain organizational depth for the Nationals.

He's healthy and throwing 93 mph, giving Washington some hope that they can extract value from this minor league signing. "Going through injuries is never fun, knowing that I still got it but these injuries held me back," Delcarmen said. "I feel like a little kid in the minors again, trying to get back to the big leagues." Delcarmen has eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings this spring.

Nationals signed RHP Manny Delcarmen to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Delcarmen spent the entire 2013 season at the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk, where he posted a 2.83 ERA and 46/22 K/BB ratio in 54 innings. The 31-year-old hasn't appeared in a major league game since 2010.

Per MASN Sports' Roch Kubatko, he will not get a spring training invite. Delcarmen, who turns 31 next month, had a 4.42 ERA and 59/36 K/BB ratio over 57 innings with the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate last year and hasn't appeared in the majors since 2010. At this point, he's nothing more than organizational depth.

He also gets a spring training invite. Delcarmen, who turns 30 next month, posted a 5.59 ERA and 33/15 K/BB ratio over 38 2/3 innings last season with the Triple-A affiliates for the Mariners and Rangers. The former Red Sox reliever hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2010 as a member of the Rockies and will likely serve as organizational depth.

Well, that was quick. The Rangers just inked Delcarmen to a minor league deal last month, but he gets the boot after delivering a 6.75 ERA and 10/3 K/BB ratio over his first 10 2/3 innings with Triple-A Round Rock.

Rangers signed RHP Manny Delcarmen to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock.

Delcarmen was released by the Mariners on June 1 after posting a 5.14 ERA and 23/12 K/BB ratio in 28 innings at Triple-A Omaha. The 29-year-old righty will function as organizational relief depth for the Rangers.

Delcarmen signed a minor league contract with the Mariners in February. The 29-year-old right-hander was granted his release after posting a 5.14 ERA and 23/12 K/BB ratio over his first 28 innings with Triple-A Tacoma.

Delcarmen was signed to a minor league contract this winter and given an opportunity to pitch his way into a big league bullpen spot, but it never came together for the 29-year-old middle reliever. He walked four and allowed two earned runs in four Cactus League innings.

The deal also carries an invitation to spring training, where the right-hander will attempt to win a job in the Mariners' Opening Day bullpen. Delcarmen, 29 next Wednesday, posted an underwhelming 4.99 ERA and 38/32 K/BB ratio over 52 1/3 innings last season, but he may be able to bounce back at Safeco Field.

One of the teams is the Rays, who we've known has had interest in the right-hander for a few weeks now. Delcarmen is coming off back-to-back disappointing seasons, but he would make for a nice reclamation project for someone. He'll turn just 29 next month and had been an up-and-comer in the Red Sox bullpen not that long ago.

According to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times, the Rays are interested in reliever Manny Delcarmen.

Delcarmen was non-tendered by the Rockies last month after posting a 6.48 ERA over nine appearances with the club down the stretch. The 28-year-old right-hander compiled a 4.99 ERA and 38/32 K/BB ratio over 52 1/3 innings for the entire year. His peripherals have been underwhelming in back-to-back seasons, but he could make for a decent gamble in a revamped bullpen.

The Rox added Delcarmen from the Red Sox in late August, but he posted a 6.48 ERA in nine appearances for Colorado and the club didn't want to shell out the $1 million or so that it would have taken to retain him.

According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, the Rockies are expected to non-tender Manny Delcarmen.

Delcarmen posted a 6.48 ERA over nine appearances after coming over from the Red Sox in August. It was worth bringing him aboard just to see if he could benefit from the change in scenery, but it would be hard to justify paying him more than $1 million next season. He'll have no problem finding a new team, though.

The outfielder has thus far been working on strengthening his core, but will soon progress to swinging and fielding drills. He will need a minor league rehab assignment to get his timing back, but could be able to return to the Nationals lineup in early August if he avoids any further setbacks.

Nate McLouth continues to experience soreness in his surgically-repaired right shoulder.

McLouth was placed on the disabled list before Opening Day with a torn labrum and he's obviously nowhere close to making his 2015 debut. Washington officially shifted the outfielder from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list earlier this month.

Stephen Strasburg (oblique) will make another rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.

Strasburg allowed three runs on four hits over four innings in his first rehab outing Wednesday. As long as he doesn't have a physical setback on Monday, he'll rejoin the Nationals' rotation late next week.

David Carpenter (shoulder) will be shut down for 2-3 days after being given a pain-killing injection.

An MRI on Carpenter's right shoulder showed no structural damage, but the shot was administered in hopes of getting the soreness out of there. There's no timetable for his return, although he shouldn't be out long.

This was done as nothing more than a procedural move to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Joe Ross who will start on Saturday. Stammen will miss the entire 2015 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn right flexor tendon.